Ānuenue Book Award Criteria Summary (See Full Nomination Guidelines for details)
The book must be a picture book suitable for grades K-3
Stories created for and about children of Hawai`i
The book must have been written by a living author who has not won the Ānuenue Award in the last 4 years.
The book must have been published within the last 10 Years
Author from or in Hawaiʻi whose work reflects a strong connection to the experiences of Hawaiʻi keiki
All nomination votes being equal, priority goes to books published by a Hawai`i book publisher
Book is in print
Resources for Finding Book Nominations
Basically Books: basicallybooks.com
Beachhouse Publishing: www.beachhousepublishing.com
Bess Press: besspress.com
Kamehameha Publishing: kamehamehapublishing.org
Mutual Publishing, LLC: mutualpublishing.com
Pacific Islanders in Publishing: www.pacificislanderbooks.org
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Written by Zoe Leigh
Illustrated by Holly Braffet
Published by BeachHouse Publishing
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Written and Illustrated by Shar Tuiasoa
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
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Illustrated by Dung Ho
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Illustrated by Mae Waite
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Illustrated by Mariko Merritt
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Written by Heather Gale
Illustrated by Mika Song
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Tundra Books- Teacher's Guide (pdf)
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Author, Heather Gale, Website
Penguin Random House- Book Summary and Reviews
NEA (National Teaching Association)- Ideas for teaching this book.
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Illustrated by Kenard Pak
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Ilima Loomis-
Book Lesson Plans (pdf)
Activity Ideas Sheet (pdf)
Holiday House, Neal Porter Books- Book Summary & Reviews
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Illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky
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Penguin Random House-
Lois-Ann Yamanaka- Video Read-Aloud by author
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